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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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